» My piece on TechCrunch – and the Shortcuts app is here!
July 8
This week I shared a bit more off my site than on it, with only one post here, one on iMore, and another on (!)
Swipe on the Copy & Paste menu in iOS to see more actions
July 2
I didn’t know about this feature for years – hopefully you can take advantage of it now [includes a GIF].
Things, Logging Movies, & Screen Time
June 30
Linking back to three posts from my site and a Screen Time post up on The Sweet Setup. Plus, I hint at an upcoming piece.
Keeping a better film watchlist in Letterboxd
June 27
Check out the shortcut I built for logging new movies to my watchlist in Letterboxd,using their URL scheme to jump back & forth.
Shortcuts & Siri: I’m excited to see more
June 26
Sharing some initial thoughts on Shortcuts, Siri, and what it means for Apple’s future. Also, you should start using Workflow now.
How to cancel tasks in Things
June 25
My first Tips & Tricks post covering how to mark a task as cancelled in Things for iOS and Mac
How I Lost My iPad
June 24
Summary of my two posts June 17th – 23rd both here and on The Sweet Setup. Plus, I linked to workflow shared on my first podcast appearance.
Saving your clipboard to Copied with Shortcuts
June 21
Building quick ways to save your clipboard with the Copied app for iOS
Playing around with the 2x Zoom on iPhone
May 10
Even though I've had the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone X, I haven't nearly taken advantage of the 2x zoom lenses on both. I default
Words I never want to appear in my writing; or, staying friendly towards beginners
May 7
As a writer who generally focuses on complicated processes for using technology, I can find it tempting to default to lazy language that over-simplifies for
You don’t have to be good at building shortcuts to use Siri Shortcuts
April 25
In my most recent piece for iMore, I wrote about the ways you can get new Siri Shortcuts for your collection without having to
10 Shortcuts for YouTubers and video creators
April 17
(This post has been updated to refer to Shortcuts instead of Workflow, now that the app has been converted by Apple. All of these still
» Twitch Extensions & musing on interactive livestreams
April 16
This piece Inside the Future of Twitch: Watching Is the New Playing caught my attention this weekend, with Michael Andronico of Tom’s Guide covering the
Writing about Shortcuts/Workflow (and HomePod) on the Web
April 13
Collecting some recent links about Workflow & HomePod from The Sweet Setup and iMore
Controlling your HomePod volume with iTunes and a simple Mac app
February 23
If you’ve picked up Apple’s HomePod in the past few weeks and tried to use iTunes on your Mac to Airplay something to the speaker,
Quickly Saving Web Pages to my Notes
February 3
Taking advantage of Bear’s function to save web pages as notes using Shortcuts
Get real-time BART departures in your widget
December 19
Getting around with BART is one of the great benefits of living in the Bay Area. Whether you’re in San Francisco, headed across the Bay
Getting a better angle on my iPad Pro
September 19
I’m a huge fan of the 10.5” iPad Pro and have been using it every day since I bought it.
Three WordPress workflows
July 25
After setting up my blog last night, I decided to create a few workflows to make the process easier.
Getting in gear with new gear
July 24
Now that I’m wading into video a bit more, I quickly realized that I’d need more storage and a better way to transfer files.